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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen – Lineups & Match Details

Arsenal beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. Goals: E. Eze (36'), D. Rice (63'). Arsenal had 42% possession against Bayer Leverkusen's 58%. Shots on target: 12-2.

UEFA Champions League · Round of 16

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

ArsenalArsenal

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen

Referee: Danny Makkelie, Netherlands

Lineups

ArsenalArsenal4-2-3-1
D. Raya1D. RayaG
B. White4B. WhiteD
W. Saliba2W. SalibaD
Gabriel6GabrielD
P. Hincapie5P. HincapieD
M. Zubimendi36M. ZubimendiM
D. Rice41D. RiceM
B. Saka7B. SakaM
E. Eze10E. EzeM
L. Trossard19L. TrossardM
V. Gyökeres14V. GyökeresF

Substitutes

13K. ArrizabalagaG
79K. RansonG
9Gabriel JesusF
29K. HavertzF
20N. MaduekeF
11G. MartinelliF
49M. Lewis-SkellyD
3C. MosqueraD
56M. DowmanM
16C. NorgaardM
33R. CalafioriD
Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
J. Blaswich28J. BlaswichG
J. Quansah4J. QuansahD
R. Andrich8R. AndrichD
E. Tapsoba12E. TapsobaD
E. Poku19E. PokuM
E. Palacios25E. PalaciosM
A. Garcia24A. GarciaM
A. Grimaldo20A. GrimaldoM
M. Terrier11M. TerrierF
I. Maza30I. MazaF
C. Kofane35C. KofaneF

Substitutes

18J. OmlinG
36N. LombG
14P. SchickF
6E. FernandezM
15T. OermannD
7J. HofmannM
10M. TillmanM
42M. CulbreathM
16A. TapeD

Match Events

36'G

E. Eze

Assist: L. Trossard

46'Y

E. Palacios

60'S

M. Terrier

Substitution 1

60'S

E. Poku

Substitution 2

63'G

D. Rice

68'S

Martín Zubimendi

Substitution 1

69'S

E. Eze

Substitution 2

69'S

L. Trossard

Substitution 3

69'S

B. White

Substitution 4

70'S

E. Palacios

Substitution 3

83'S

R. Andrich

Substitution 4

90'S

V. Gyökeres

Substitution 5

Statistics

Arsenal
42%58%
Bayer Leverkusen
1.7Expected Goals (xG)0.52
21Total Shots9
12Shots on Target2
10Corners8
4Fouls8
1Offsides0
83Pass Accuracy (%)88
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Arsenal host Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, 17 March 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Arsenal go into the match 1st in the table; Bayer Leverkusen sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Arsenal have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Bayer Leverkusen have collected 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 11 Mar 2026: Arsenal 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Arsenal beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. Arsenal scored through E. Eze 36', D. Rice 63'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 63 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Arsenal held 42% of the ball against 58% for Bayer Leverkusen. Shots on target finished 12-2. Expected goals read 1.70 for Arsenal, 0.52 for Bayer Leverkusen.

Verdict

The win nudges Arsenal forward and leaves Bayer Leverkusen with work to do. Arsenal sat 1st and Bayer Leverkusen 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.